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Case of the Day: In re Application of the Republic of Ecuador
Today’s case of the day, In re Application of the Republic of Ecuador (N.D. Cal. 2011), is a request for judicial assistance by Ecuador seeking to obtain discovery from one of the experts whose reports Chevron offered in the Lago Agrio litigation and in the BIT arbitration. Our previous coverage of all things Lago Agrio……
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Case of the Day: Suzlon Energy v. Microsoft
Today’s case of the day, Suzlon Energy Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp. (9th Cir. 2011), is another case involving the Stored Communications Act. Suzlon brought a judicial assistance application seeking to serve a subpoena on Microsoft for the contents of emails from the Hotmail account of Sridhar, an Indian national, for use in a civil case……
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Case of the Day: Tricon Energy, Ltd. v. Vinmar International Ltd.
The case of the day is Tricon Energy Ltd. v. Vinmar International, Ltd. (S.D. Tex. 2011). Vinmar and Tricon were both US companies in the aromatics industry. Vinmar had contracted to purchase 5,000 metric tons of mixed xylene from Tricon for delivery in Asia. Tricon accused Vinmar of breaching the contract and demanded arbitration. The……
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Case of the Day: Satori LLC v. Prodema LLS
The case of the day is Satori LLC v. Prodema LLS (N.D.N.Y. 2011). Satori is a Russian construction contractor. It had a contract with Prodema, a Wyoming company whose manager was Caversham LLC, a New York company. The Satori/Prodema contract had a forum selection clause that chose the Artibrazh Court of the City of Moscow……
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Case of the Day: In re Republic of Ecuador
The case of the day, In re Republic of Ecuador (E.D. Cal. 2011), is yet another application for judicial assistance arising out of the Lago Agrio litigation (prior coverage here). Ecuador sought to serve a subpoena on Douglas M. Mackay, one of Chevron’s experts, who wrote reports that Chevron offered in the Lago Agrio litigation……